The Bucks County Long Term Care Consortium is a non-profit organization founded in 1997. Its mission is to promote the betterment of the health and welfare of the residents who are served in the growing health care continuum in Bucks County. Membership includes, but is not limited to, nursing homes, assisted living homes, retirement communities, ambulance and transportation providers, home health agencies, adult day care organizations, and physicians.
The Consortium has general quarterly meetings and has several active committees that meet periodically. These committees include communication and education, assisted living, nursing home, home and community services, a central and an Upper Bucks subcommittee.
The group has grown to approximately 75 members over the last 10 years. We are proud of our many accomplishments and continue to strive to make a positive difference in our community. We have achieved a great deal by simply fulfilling our mission to share information and resources.
The many successes of our organization include the establishment of a Central and Upper Bucks committee which widens our scope of membership to the entire Bucks County continuum. In addition, our assisted living committee has been a consistent and solid group particularly in light of recent regulatory changes. Our communication and education committee has been responsible for our website development, educational dinners and events regarding many topics including ethics, best practice sharing sessions, and more. Recently, we have added a separate home and community services committee to unite the many providers of senior services to the community at large in Bucks County, including those in their private homes. In 2007 the Consortium collaborated with the Pennsylvania’s Workforce Investment Board to secure grant monies for staff training. These monies are currently being distributed to individual members for their personal training needs.
I appreciate your interest and involvement in the Bucks County Long Term Consortium. Review our website and feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our group.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Brooks
President
Bucks County Long Term Care Consortium
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Ongoing Consortium Projects, Events & Accomplishments:
- C.A.R.I.E. (The Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly) educational session on Competence with CompassionTM, Creating an Ethical Culture for Long Term Care
- Department of Public Welfare regulation training
- Several “Best Practice Sharing Sessions” including topics such as: discharge planning, tube feeding, living will and power of attorney, HIPPA, and employee recruitment and retention
- Town Hall Meeting with area seniors and long term care providers
- Managed care open forum with representatives from Aetna and Keystone
- Review and recommendations of hospital transfer sheets
- On-going assessment of transportation options for seniors
- Available training material provided by The Institute of Aging and others
- A growing collaborative relationship between various service providers to Bucks County seniors including but not limited to: hospitals, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, assisted living and independent communities, home health agencies, ambulance companies, adult day care organizations, medical equipment providers, pharmacies and others.